Computer Architecture Labs

The lab for the Computer Architecture portion of this class is designed around the MIPS architecture.
Your textbook ("Computer Organization and Design: the hardware/software interface") covers the MIPS
architecture in detail.

Your lab work will be done using SPIM, a MIPS32 simulator. You are required to install the software on your
own computer and become familiar with using it. You can download the software and get additional information
about the simulator from the official SPIM web page.

Your textbook comes with better SPIM documentation than the one in the original SPIM distribution.
You can find the documentation on the companion CD, under Tutorials. For your convenience the same
documentation is also available below: